A total of 12 people were killed and several injured on Monday after civilian contractor Aaron Alexis opened fired at the Washington Navy Yard. Authorities are still searching for a motive in the incident.
Reuters

At least 12 people are dead after a fatal shooting took place at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday morning and with no real answers as to why this happened, the Internet has begun to conjure up some lurid conspiracy theories. Though the suspected shooter is Aaron Alexis dead, as reported by Washington Post, fear remains across the region as citizens try to put the puzzle pieces together themselves.

There have been conflicting reports as to whether the shooter was a civilian or military personnel, if he worked alone or there were other shooters, and though it’s not believed that this was an act of terror it can’t be ruled out at the moment. The shooter was identified around 3:30 EDT as 34-year-old Alexis from Fort Worth, Texas, a civilian contractor.

While plenty of people were sending their thoughts and prayers to the victims and those affected by the tragedy, others took it upon themselves to spread speculations about what they think really happened.

Some people alleged that that Washington Navy Yard shooting was just a set up to distract people from “something else.”

The government got sum random n***a shooting at the navy yard to distract us from some slick s**t they doing else where